What’s up, turkeys?! I owe you a real update, my friends, but for now I’m popping in just in time for Thanksgiving to re-publish my tried-and-true Thanksgiving schedule.

If you’re here at the suggestion of my awesome brother-in-law, Chef Brian Duffy, I thank you for stopping by! (And see, guys? Sometimes real, actual chefs know that we humble home cooks totally have it together.) SO! Here is how I do it:

A little over a year ago, a dear friend of mine passed away unexpectedly, leaving her precious babies to navigate life without their mama. When each of you were born, my greatest fear became losing you, until I considered an even deeper fear: that you might lose me, while you are still small and vulnerable and very much in need of your mama. I hope and pray that never happens to us, my sweet girls. But while we are here together, appreciating the preciousness of life, there is something that is essential for me to tell you.